Stingy Jack invited the Devil
to have a drink with him, but true to his name, stingy Jack didn’t want to pay.
Somehow, he managed to convince the Devil to turn into a coin so that Jack
could use it to buy his round. However, as soon the Devil did so, Jack decided
to keep the money for himself and put the coin into his pocket next to a silver
crucifix. This had the effect of preventing the Devil from changing back into
his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil but he imposed several
conditions beforehand, the first was that the Devil would not bother Jack for
one whole year after that.

Should Jack die, he would not
be able to claim his soul. The Devil agreed and Jack let him go.

The following year the Devil
found Jack again and was determined to see him punished after the trick that
was played on him. However, Jack tricked the Devil again, fooling him into
climbing a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree Jack
carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil was unable to
make his way back down again. Once again the Devil had to remain there until he
promised Jack that he would never bother him for a further ten years. Soon
after, Jack died and as the legend goes God refused him entry into Heaven
because of his unsavory deeds. However, neither would the Devil allow him into
Hell as he had already promised not to claim his soul. The Devil sent Jack back
to the living but he was only to appear at night with a piece of burning coal
to light his way. The story goes that Jack put the coal into a carved-out
turnip and has roamed the Earth with it ever since. The Irish referred to this
ghostly figure as Jack of the Lantern but as the centuries passed it eventually
shortened to Jack O’Lantern.

How
Much Candy Do Americans Eat on Halloween?

1.F (not mentioned) 2.T3.F
(the average American will spend about $7.36)4.F(Snack-sized versions of the
candies that are popular year-round are also the most popular at Halloween)5.F (Halloween is "the
largest confectionery holiday")